yoga & sencha & dragon pearls

I realized this spring that in my excitement of my return to health I had taken on too much. I was overworked and burnt out. I had no time for friends, no time for our house, no time for my own creative work. I mapped out what I had been doing and knew that something needed to be dropped: Yoga teaching.

I’ve been teaching yoga for most of the past 13 years, initially starting my teacher training because it was something I felt passionate about doing, and there was something about oboe teaching that was dragging me down. I’ve loved the yoga teaching, but it is physically and sometimes emotionally intense work. I knew I had reached yoga teacher burnout when my own practice became more about class planning than svadyaya (self-study).
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Monday, 21 June 2010
7:30 pm
Mayfair United Church (902-33rd Street West)

tickets:
$15 adults, $10 students/seniors
available at McNally Robinson or at the door

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My piece for vocal trio—tongues in 7—is being performed on Wednesday, May 12 at the Sounds New Festival by the wonderfully energetic and eclectic juice vocal ensemble.

I once again have a piece in the 60×60 Canada Mix. cavea.

The 600 composer mix of 60×60 will be presented at the FoFA Gallery in Montreal with dance and video on May 30th 2010, as part of Congress 2010.
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Voicing classes are designed to help you enhance the range, depth, power and resonance of your voice. Using games, exercises, text, movement, improvisation, and song, these classes are recommended for everyone interested in singing, acting, public speaking, or just being comfortable with your voice and how you use it. Lia’s voice teaching is based on her performance and composition work as well as her experiences studying Roy Hart Voice Work, a technique which connects the body, the voice, and the psyche in a healthy and holistic manner. These classes are geared towards adults at all levels of voice experience, from beginners to professional singers, actors, and speakers.

Thursdays, 5:15-6:15pm
September 17-November 12, 2009
Free Flow Dance Centre (224 – 25th Street West – at Avenue C – Saskatoon, SK)
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The Saskatchewan Craft Council was kind enough to let me perform on their fire escape during Back Alley Antics III in June and have put up photos of my performance.

Here’s the link.

It’s been a very full spring and summer. I’m in the process of cleaning up from all the collaborations and performances I was involved with. Here’s a synopsis of what I’ve been doing. Read the rest of this post…

I am repeating last week’s goals because they are working and I am still working on them.

Goals for the Week: 19-25 May, 2009
1. Days 34-40 of 40-day Sadhana
2. Remain organized
3. Remain calm while working through all that is on my plate.
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How is it possible that I become so busy that all I can do is keep up with my yoga practice and what I have coming up within the week? I am frustrated by this.
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Last November I was invited to the Watermill Centre on Long Island in New York to work on “U”—a Klingon Opera—with the Klingon Terran Research Ensemble. NPR did a spot on the KTRE workshop and streaming audio of the interview can be found here.